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Supervising Social Worker - Family Placement

Bracknell Forest Council

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Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Permanent, Flexible hours, Full time

Enhanced DBS check required

£45,362 - £47,387 FTE (inclusive of London Weighting and Essential Car User Allowance) plus 4% retention payment after 1 year

37 hours


We are looking for experienced practitioners who are talented, passionate and reliable.  You will have current registration with Social Work England and have experience of working within the legal frameworks that support our work; with good assessment and analytical skills and experience in completing Form F, Special Guardianship and Connected Person Assessments.

You will have a sound knowledge of relevant child care legislation, good report writing and oral communication skills and the ability to work to court and fostering panel timescales.

We know that social work, whilst rewarding, is not always easy.  To support high quality consistent social work, we have a comprehensive learning and development offer, driven by our passionate Principal Social Worker.  We have resilience groups, well-being days and events, group supervision as well as peer support.  Each team has dedicated admin support.

About the team…

The Family Placement Team is a small but very supportive team.  We work closely together and alongside the children’s social workers to ensure that we are providing the best support to our vulnerable children.

Our social workers have the time to get to know everyone they work with, excellent support from managers and colleagues across the department and expert guidance whenever they need it with a secure physical and psychological base from which to work safely and effectively.

If you have the skills, knowledge, experience and enthusiasm we are looking for, and if you want to work for a local authority that values and invests in staff, we would love to hear from you. 

Key responsibilities...

  • To supervise, support and challenge social workers, senior practioners and family workers to enable them to support foster carers and young people appropriately
  • To support the recruitment and assessment process of foster carers to enable more of our vulnerable children to be placed in local placements, near to their family and friends.
  • To work with the child’s social worker to achieve permanence for the children, whether this be through long term fostering or special guardianship

The role will enable you to continually develop your skills and knowledge, as well as contribute to the ongoing improvement of the services and support we deliver.

Our benefits include… 

  • 28 days* increasing to 33 days* after 3 years’ continuous service. 
  • The opportunity to buy up to 10 additional days* annual leave per year and sell 5 days. 
  • Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.  
  • An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks. 
  • Local government pension scheme.
  • Life insurance cover (linked to the pension scheme).
  • Sports and social club.  
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
  • Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
  • A great office location next to travel links and Bracknell Forest’s thriving town centre.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees’ health and wellbeing.
  • Staff dental and health plans.
  • Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
  • Supermarket discount.

*(pro rata for part time). 

Our Values 

At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us.  Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you’re excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we’d love to hear from you.  

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.  We will work with you to support you throughout the process.  

Interview date 

Interviews will be held on 30th December 2024.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.

We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.

Want to ask us a question? 

For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact: 

Sam Howard - Team Manager, Family Placement Team

Tel: 01344 351658

At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion. At Bracknell Forest Council, we are always learning, ambition and inclusive. Please see our candidate pack for more details.

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process. 

Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of working within the current Social Care System and Framework.

Social Work England registration fees can be claimed back from the Council. 

We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.

Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.

No agencies please. 


Closing date: Wed 18/12/2024 at 23:59
Job reference: People/24/299310
Vacancy downloads:

Candidate_Pack_-_People_Directorate_-_Sept_24.pdf

SSW_JD_PS_Dec24.pdf

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